6th Doctor's Appointment - 29 Weeks

I had my 6th doctor's appointment yesterday and this was the appointment where I had to have the glucose test.  I had to drink this fruit punch "sugar water" 1 hour before my appointment and then they took my blood to basically see how my body handles/processes the sugar.  This "sugar water" wasn't awful like I expected it to be, but it was very thick like syrup and I had to drink the entire 12 ounces in 5 minutes.  By the time I got to the doctors office I literally was getting light headed and could just feel this sugar sitting in the pit of my stomach.  Once I got into the exam room the came and took my blood, which of course they had to send off (24-48 hrs. for the results), and then I had my regular appointment.  The doctor said that everything looks great with the baby.  He said that my blood pressure and weight were both very good.  He took some basic measurements of my belly and said that it appeared that she was growing well; right on track.  She is approximately 2 1/2 pounds and will gain about a 1/2 pound a week from now until she is born.  He thinks that she is going to be an average size baby, somewhere between 7 and 8 pounds (yea!).  It was quite funny when we were trying to listen to her heart beat because she had the hiccups!  It was really cool though.  Other than that, not a whole lot to report with the appointment part.  I will now start seeing him every 3 weeks and at some point it will become every 2 then once a week, etc. until delivery.

I got a call from my doctor today that my glucose test results were back in and I PASSED!! Yippee because if I had not passed then I would have to go in for a three hour test.  This would include drinking 3 of those "sugar" drinks, one each hour and have my blood tested 3 times.  Then, if I didn't pass that I would be diagnosed with gestational diabetes and basically be treated as a diabetic for the remainder of my pregnancy.  I am so very thankful that I passed because I seriously do not know if I would have made it through that 3 hour test after they way I felt just drinking one of those.